- Exhibition
Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 2018 exhibition
The work of 35 female artists is exhibited in the historic house of Meroogal and its garden and grounds, throwing new light on the stories of the people who lived there and the house’s rich collection of objects.
Take a guided tour of the house and exhibition, vote for your favourite artwork in the People’s Choice Awards and leave your mark on the progressive 'Water picnic' outdoor installation.
2018 PRIZE WINNERS
1st Prize: $7000, SLM membership, and a Bundanon Trust artist-in-residence scholarship
Tamara Dean, Transience, photograph
Transience depicts the ever-present, ever-changing play of light and shadow across the house. Judge Lisa Havilah commented: ‘Tamara has perfectly captured the changing beauty and histories of Meroogal. The shadow cast by banksia rose so beautifully represents the interconnectedness of the house and its gardens’.
2nd Prize: $3000 and SLM membership
Kim Davies, Carpet moth, hessian, cotton fabric, woollen and cotton yarn, wire, upholstery tacks
Carpet moth pays tribute to the industriousness of the people who lived here, and to the role of the museum, attempting to still the corruption of time, dust and moths so that we may glance back into the women’s everyday lives.
Highly Commended Award: SLM membership and solo exhibition opportunity at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, Nowra
Beth Norling, not all things are washed away, soap, ink
Alluding to the loss of the family’s possessions in a devastating 1860 flood at Terara, this work depicts objects that remain at Meroogal and imagines the moments that are forever gone.
The People’s Choice Award: $500 and SLM membership.
Kylie Douglass, Womandala, cuttlefish bone
Beth Norling, not all things are washed away, soap, ink
List of finalists
- Kath Fries
- Zuza Zochowski
- Tamara Dean
- Cathy Ball
- Wendy Miller
- Mary van den Berk
- Tania Maria Mastroianni
- Lisa Maris McDonell
- Terhi Hakola
- Wendy Sharpe
- Beth Norling
- Robyn Bannon
- Penny Sadubin
- Kim Davies
- Judith Martinez
- Liz Clark
- Megan Dixon-Dawes
- Sylvie Veness
- Alison Clouston
- Brenda Livermore
- Anita Larkin
- Luba Bosch
- Linda Dening
- Sassy Park
- Kylie Douglass
- Gitte Backhausen
- Ebony Russell
- Erin Griffiths
- Adrienne Richards
- Jacqueline Cavallaro
- Judy Panucci
- Carolynne Gordon
- Kaye Shumack
- Sherna Teperson
- Nicolette Eisdell
Winner, Meroogal Women's Art Prize 2018: Tamara Dean, 'Transience'
Winner, Meroogal Women's Art Prize 2018 - Tamara Dean, 'Transience', photograph.
Second place, Meroogal Women's Art Prize 2018: Kim Davies, 'Carpet moth'
Second place, Meroogal Women's Art Prize 2018 - Kim Davies, 'Carpet moth', hessian, cotton fabric, woollen and cotton.
Highly commended, Meroogal Women's Art Prize 2018: Beth Norling, 'Not all things are washed away'
Highly commended, Meroogal Women's Art Prize 2018 - Beth Norling, 'Not all things are washed away' (detail), Soap, ink.
Robyn Bannon, 'Shock of the bloom'
Robyn Bannon, 'Shock of the bloom', Unfired clay, twigs, poster paint.
Zuza Zochowski, 'House on the hill'
Zuza Zochowski, 'House on the hill', Watercolour and pencil on cotton rag.
Sylvie Veness, 'Affinity'
Sylvie Veness, 'Affinity', perforated paper.
Mary van den Berk, 'Meroogal garden & chooks'
Mary van den Berk, 'Meroogal garden & chooks', Pen, ink, acrylic, embroidery thread on canvas.
Sherna Teperson, 'Soft shuffle through Meroogal'
Sherna Teperson, 'Soft shuffle through Meroogal', Air-dried bread, PVA, acrylic domes, perspex, silicone sealant, cotton, porcelain plates.
Wendy Sharpe, 'House of secrets'
Wendy Sharpe, 'House of secrets', gouache on archival folding artist's book.
Terhi Hakola, 'The door'
Terhi Hakola, 'The door', Video animation.
Ebony Russell, 'Idle embellishment'
Ebony Russell, 'Idle embellishment', Porcelain.
Adrienne Richards, 'Cherish set'
Adrienne Richards, 'Cherish set', glazed stoneware plates.
Sassy Park, 'Lady, nurse and suffragette'
Sassy Park, 'Lady, nurse and suffragette', ceramic.
Cathy Ball, 'Best Intentions #1'
Cathy Ball, 'Best Intentions #1', found tapestry, wool, cotton twine.
Cathy Ball, Best Intentions #2
Cathy Ball,'Best Intentions #2', found tapestry, wool, builders line.
Brenda Livermoore, 'Shall we have tea'
Brenda Livermoore, 'Shall we have tea', sculpture, salvaged tea bag paper, wire.
Luba Bosch, 'A cosy threesome'
Luba Bosch, 'A cosy threesome', Recycled glass bottles, porcelain, ceramic.
Alison Clouston, 'Red house'
Alison Clouston, 'Red house', recycled wool, aluminium.
Liz Clark, 'Reflections'
Liz Clark, 'Reflections', acrylic on canvas.
Jacqueline Cavallaro, 'Stars of thought'
Jacqueline Cavallaro, 'Stars of thought', digital-print paper cut-out, spray-paint.
Lisa Maris McDonell, 'softly softly'
Lisa Maris McDonell, 'softly softly'.
Gitte Backhausen, 'Playtime'
Gitte Backhausen, 'Playtime', recycled piano keys, notepaper, tennis racquet.
Linda Dening, 'Cycle'
Linda Dening, 'Cycle', wood, metal, horsehair, wax string.
Anita Larkin, 'Kindred'
Anita Larkin, 'Kindred', chairs, shoe lasts, canvas tent remnants, digital print on linen.
Erin Griffiths, 'The Meroogal story collar'
Erin Griffiths, 'The Meroogal story collar', hemp string with seed, wood and recycled glass beads.
Carolynne Gordon, 'Mender Bender', cotton, linen, wool
Carolynne Gordon, 'Mender Bender', cotton, linen, wool.
Kath Fries, 'Respire'
Kath Fries, 'Respire', glass terrariums, beeswax, dried oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus).
Nicolette Eisdell, 'Bedroom @ Meroogal, Oil on wood panel
Nicolette Eisdell, 'Bedroom @ Meroogal', Oil on wood panel.
Kylie Douglas, 'Womandala'
Kylie Douglas, 'Womandala', cuttlefish bone.
Megan Dixon-Dawes, 'Where they sat'
Megan Dixon-Dawes, 'Where they sat', marker pen and wash.
Kaye Schumack, 'Belle feeding hens in back paddock'
Kaye Schumack, 'Belle feeding hens in back paddock', ink, charcoal, pastel on handmade paper.
Wendy Miller, "Coverup #2"
Wendy Miller, "Coverup #2", DMC tapestry thread.
Judy Panucci, 'Keep/Forsake'
Judy Panucci, 'Keep/Forsake', used tea bags, stitching, collected moths, dandelions, mixed media.
Judith Martinez, 'The visitants'
Judith Martinez, 'The visitants', reproductions of carte-de-visite photographs.
Anita Larkin, 'Longing'
Anita Larkin, 'Longing', child's cot, canvas tent remnants.
Penny Sudabin, 'Interior landscape of the garden shed'
Penny Sudabin, 'Interior landscape of the garden shed', oil, pencil, collage elements (plywood, steel nail, broom handle) on plywood board.
Tania Maria Mastroianni, 'Under the jacaranda tree and other visitations'
Tania Maria Mastroianni, 'Under the jacaranda tree and other visitations', Watercolour, ink, glitter, pencil, texta, iridescent medium, pearlescent pigments, metallic pigment, water-based glue on 300g Arches paper.
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